Al-Ma'arij 70:1–4
Lord of the ways of ascent
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍۢ وَاقِعٍۢ ١ لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌۭ ٢ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ ٣ تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍۢ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍۢ ٤
The meaning, simply
One of the idolaters asked for a punishment that will surely fall on the disbelievers; nothing can stop it, from Allah, the Owner of the ways of ascent. The angels and Gabriel rise up to Him in a Day as long as fifty thousand years, yet it is light for the believer.
Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 17 October 2026.
Words to understand
- سَآئِلٌۢ
- someone who asked for the punishment
- دَافِعٌۭ
- anyone to stop it
- ٱلْمَعَارِجِ
- Lord of the ways of ascent, high and majestic
- تَعْرُجُ
- ascend
- وَٱلرُّوحُ
- Jibril, peace be upon him
Think with me
Allah is the Most High. What do we say in prostration?